Driven

By TOM VOELK

The new model has a coddling suspension that mercifully shrugs off rough roads, and the brand’s new face gives the car a modern look.

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Robots make welds on metal frames for the Ford Escape sport utility vehicle at an assembly plant in Louisville, Ky. Ford said it would keep production of a Lincoln S.U.V. in the United States. President-elect Donald J. Trump has criticized the company for its investments in Mexico.